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We are proud to announce our very new blog, that is conveniently attached to our very new website! We are very excited to have this new platform to keep having the conversations that will help us end child sex slavery and exploitation. We will be ending our blogging through...
In the past week I have visited two projects that are directly tackling demand. The first is in Bangkok where a team are out on the streets in the red light districts developing relationships with male sex tourists in the red light districts and the second is working with pimps...
A couple of weeks ago, something different happened. I spoke at a youth event called Generation Conference, where over 1000 young people gathered. The organizers gave each of the young people attending, a Love146 tag to wear as a reminder of a young girl who we know only by number,...
We are on vacation in Colorado, visiting friends and family. This morning we went to the very well known “breakfast playground” in the Cherry Creek Mall. If you are from Denver you know what I’m talking about! My son was running around like crazy jumping over the giant...
I recently celebrated my 5-year anniversary as an employee of Love146, working in the capacity of finances & bookkeeping. I have had the joy, privilege and responsibility of processing each donation that crosses our path. It is so amazing for me each week to read the letters that accompany these...
I have been back in Cambodia for 3 months and one of the most disturbing things have heard about was about the situation with youth leaving orphanages in Cambodia. There are more than 200 orphanages in Cambodia that have often been set up by well meaning people (including many expatriates)...
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This is a long but insightful read regarding the sweatshop issue.. take a read.http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/Global-Sweatshop-Wage-Slav-by-Stephen-Lendman-100225-116.html...
People of all kinds should have affordable health insurance available. If heart surgery is required away from home, travel medical insurance should also be affordable to everyone who desires it. There should be no inequality in any of…...
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YES OREGON. Trafficking Hotline Bill passed
The bill was sponsored by Reps. Brent Barton and Jefferson Smith and is one that Multnomah County Commissioner Diane McKeel worked closely on. House Bill 3623 recognizes growing human trafficking concerns among Oregon officials. "Human traffickers find fertile ground for the forced prostitution of young women here in Oregon," Smith said in a news release....
COLUMBUS - About 1,000 American-born children are forced into the sex trade in Ohio every year and about 800 immigrants are sexually exploited and pushed into sweatshop-type jobs, a new report on human trafficking in the state said Wednesday.more here:Ohio+trafficking+in+humans++disturbing+...
Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation
Auction: PLNU and GenerateHope
Hope Auction Point Loma Nazarene University presents a fine art auction with all proceeds benefiting GenerateHope.Human trafficking, or modern-day slavery, is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world. Trafficking involves exploiting people for sex or labor through the threat or use of force, fraud, or coercion. Approximately 27...
Job Opportunity: Girls Education and Mentoring Services, Deputy Director, New York City
I am continually asked about getting jobs within the anti-human trafficking field. Here's a wonderful job opportunity currently with GEMS. Visit their website at: http://www.gems-girls.org/ Click on the images below to read the job posting!...
Participate: Pilates for Hope, November 8th in Valley Village, CA
Join PILATES FOR HOPE and PROJECT EXODUS in the fight against human trafficking. Come and support an amazing organization while enjoying a great Private Pilates Session or a group class. Project Exodus is a Christian anti-human trafficking organization which seeks to find, rescue, and restore victims of human trafficking throughout...
I had the pleasure of being trained on CSEC, commercial sexual exploitation of children by Rachel Lloyd, founder of GEMS. If you haven't check out their organization or film visit: http://www.gems-girls.org/In this film, Very Young Girls, "David Schisgall's startling documentary captures the heartbreaking stories of underage girls -- many...
Participate: Consumer Choices to Fight Trafficking
Hello friends, last week at the Global Forum on Human Trafficking I went to one of the breakout sessions titled "Monitoring Supply Chains". This panel discussion provided various interventions that we can take to demand that all products we buy are without slave labor. For those of you who...
La Jolla Coast Vineyard's Love146 Taskforce is hosting a fundraiser at Souplantation. Head over to their Clairmont Mesa Blvd. location between 5-8:00 p.m. for dinner. 15% of the purchase of your meal will go toward Love146 and their efforts to fight child trafficking. Invite your friends!! To learn more...
Season of Light: A Blog to End Child Trafficking
Full blogger disclosure: I'm needing a bit of a pick-me-up tonight.I just read a book on the Holocaust and have had to delete a couple of links from a persistent commenter that are totally inappropriate given the subject matter of this blog......so to cheer us both up I'm posting a...
Diane von Furstenberg and Polaris Project
Diane von Furstenberg has had quite a career. My mother wore a DVF suit as she left her wedding and started the rest of her life with my father--all the way back in the 70's. Meanwhile, Ms. von Furstenberg is still making waves as a top designer more than 30...
Hello Rewind; Or, How Your Laptop Found Its Home
Hat tip to my good friend Johnny Fitz for finding this cool site. "Hello Rewind" takes your favorite old t-shirt and turns it into a comfy, protective home for your laptop--and simultaneously provides training and an alternate source of income for survivors of NYC sex trafficking.Image from Hello RewindBy partnering...
Aaron Cohen: Innocence for Sale
I read Aaron Cohen's fascinating book "Slave Hunter" over the summer. It's harrowing and some of his methods are controversial, but definitely worth a read--if you're interested, you can find a link to it in the "Reading" section over to the right.In the meantime, Mr. Cohen continues to shed light...
Chances are, the first word that comes to mind when you hear "Valentine's Day" is... chocolate.Unfortunately, one of the first words that is now coming to mind when you hear "chocolate" is... slavery.This blog generally looks at issues of child sexual exploitation, but it's important to remember that there are...
Love146 is once again doing something very cool. (See why I love them so much?)Do you want a really original, sweet, and productive way to celebrate the day of love?Start by reading Diana's story here: http://love146.org/Diana.Then break out your creative juices and make a valentine for the girls in Love146's Philippines...
The Human Trafficking Project
New HTP Contributor: Tyler Logan
Please welcome Tyler Logan, the newest member of the HTP Team! Look out for his articles covering trafficking in the Persian Gulf. Here is a bit about Tyler in his own words: I am a recent graduate of the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and...
EVENT: Freedom Gala 2010 for trafficking victims
<!--StartFragment-->RestoreNYC is hosting Freedom Gala 2010 on Thursday, March 18, 2010. The event will be held in the Orensanz building located on 172 Norfolk Street, New York, NY 10002-1602. The program for the evening will include musical performance by a motivated abolitionist and a lead singer of Ten...
Apple admits using child labor
From the Telegraph:By Malcolm MooreAt least eleven 15-year-old children were discovered to be working last year in three factories which supply Apple.The company did not name the offending factories, or say where they were based, but the majority of its goods are assembled in China.Apple also has factories working for...
Ex-NBA All-Star accused of sex trafficking
From the AP:SAN ANTONIO - Former NBA All-Star Alvin Robertson has been charged with sexual assault of a child, trafficking an underage child for purposes of sex and forcing a sexual performance by a child.The charges were contained in an arrest warrant Friday. Robertson has not been apprehended. Authorities claim...
The Business of Human Trafficking
Picture by Kay Chernush for the U.S State DepartmentIntroduction: While law enforcement, government, and non-governmental organizations may be more obvious actors in the movement to end slavery, businesses and corporations have a vital role that is often overlooked. Slavery and labor exploitation flourish because we tolerate them and even benefit...
Interview with Maya Worman on Our Border
The Department of Homeland Security recently launched a new social networking site called Our Border. Maya Worman of DHS kindly agreed to answer a few questions about the site.What is Our Border?Our Border, http://www.ourborder.ning.com, is a social network maintained by the Dept. of Homeland Security that promotes direct...
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This week I came across a video of a sex trafficker relating some of what he use to do as a traffick...
Criminally Overlooked: "Spartan"
A couple of things work against David Mamet’s little-seen 2004 thriller Spartan, but the major one i...
Sri Lanka Dismisses UN Human Right Panel
I have been following this situation and praying for Sri Lanka more than a decade. The fighting ther...
The Economist has a front page story this week on “gendercide”, the millions of girls mi...
Human Trafficking at The Oscars
Last year was a banner year for the issue of human trafficking at the Oscars, with Slumdog Millionai...
THE RETURN OF SPADE - A Movie About the Quest to Protect the Values of African Heritage
Agent SPADE returns in pursuit of international criminals to recover some stolen African Artifacts a...
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Passion. Earlier this week while I was driving home from work I was on the phone with my husband jus...
Immokalee man said to enslave girl, 15
Location: Immokalee, FL (also SC and GA) Perpetrators: Francisco Francisco Domingo, 46 Type of traff...
Ex-NBA All-Star accused of sex trafficking
Location: San Antonio, TX Perpetrators: Alvin Robertson and six others; Racquel McIntosh, 41 Type of...
14-year-old girl was state's first human trafficking case
Location: Columbia, SC Perpetrators: Jesus Perez-Laguna; Guatalupe Reyes-Rivera (“Mama Martina...
Mercy Ministries Hunts Down Sex Trafficking Victims
Thanks to Sean at Sean The Blogonaut and John at Against Biblical Counselling for bringing this into...
LA State Regional Social Studies Fair
Although not technically an artist’s date I’m going to include today’s adventure h...
NYT > Human Trafficking
Former Spur Accused Of Sexual Assault
The former N.B.A. All-Star Alvin Robertson faces sexual assault of a child and sex trafficking charges....
Man Connected to Americans in Haiti Makes His Case
Jorge Torres, who represented some of the 10 Americans once charged with child abduction in Haiti, said he would turn himself in to prove he had done nothing wrong....
Judge Releases Eight Americans Jailed in Haiti
Eight of 10 Americans arrested on child abduction charges were ordered released after the parents testified....
Trafficking Charges for Adviser to Jailed Americans in Haiti
A man who falsely portrayed himself as a lawyer in Haiti is at large with Salvadoran charges pending against him....
Ricky Martin Calls for Focus on Human Trafficking
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Rico needs more effective legislation to halt human trafficking in the U.S. Caribbean territory, Latin superstar Ricky Martin said Monday....
Church Adviser May Face Warrant
The man providing legal advice to American church members arrested in Haiti may have charges against him in the United States and a warrant for his arrest in El Salvador for sex trafficking....
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...AND YOU WANT TO ASSIMILATE WITH THIS....(AMERICA)?
GREETINGS, THIS EXCERPT IS TAKEN FROM; ” The Fall of America “ Chapter 15; ...
Seven Doctors and a Nurse Enslaved in Venezuela
by Amanda Kloer There is a common stereotype that those who fall victim to modern-day slavery are un...
I often get this question. I often don’t have a good answer. Today I do. It is good, very good...
Congress Aims to Improve Laws for Runaway, Prostituted Kids
by Amanda Kloer The prospects for healthcare reform may be chillier than DC weather, but Democrats i...
" DEVILS FOOL AND DISGRACE YOU "
GREETINGS, (FROM);Message to the BlackmanCHAPTER 53; ” DEVI...
WHITE MEDIA SHOWS HOW OBAMA TELLS BLACKS IN AMERICA TO GO TO HELL
GREETINGS, YOU KNOW ITS BAD WHEN WHITE MEDIA IS SHOWING HOW MUCH...
BBC News and Sport Search: human trafficking
President for a day: 'Fasten seat belts'
Tell us what your inaugural address to the nation would be if you were elected president of your country....
Police hunt for 'trafficked' boys
Two teenagers suspected of arriving in the UK as part of a human trafficking operation go missing from a children's care home....
Criticism as traffickers jailed
A judge criticises the country's immigration system as he jails a Vietnamese man and woman for trafficking illegal immigrants....
Inquiry into Scottish trafficking
An inquiry begins to establish the extent of human trafficking in Scotland and whether victims have enough protection....
Migrants saved from Gulf of Aden
Somali fishermen save some 126 migrants who were reportedly forced into the sea at gunpoint by traffickers....
France closes migrants' shelter
French police close down a makeshift shelter for illegal migrants in the port of Calais, a day after it opened....
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Got another word for my peckers and boxes list: Slime Bunny! Thanks to @Die Antwoord >>>>they got The Answer! ROTFL DIE ANTWOORD SLIME BUNNY are actually a translation from a very nice Zuid Afrikaanse word called SLYM KONYN (pronounced: slaim konain) which is actually means:a lady’s shy part. Wat Pomp Lyrics Hear! Ninja Yo yo...
Another example of why Mixed Breeds are Beautiful Beasts! May I present the LIGER! Tiger Momma, Lion Papa. Item courtesy of Beautiful Wallpapers Collection | Background Wallpapers | Nature Wallpapers The 10ft Liger who’s still growing… He looks like something from a prehistoric age or a fantastic creation from Hollywood . But Hercules is very...
I’ve written about taking the term Bitch back, as well as Cunt and Vagina. Today Ima taking back the word Whore. I’ve worn it since I was knee high to Gepedo (No, Not this puppet master, the other kind) So I might as well get comfortable with it. Well in truth I...
Maggy Giselle’s little sister missing! HALP! Please pass on
Have you seen our sister Teresa Heather Chenery also known as Teresa Heather Linclon street name is “Baby Girl” has been Missing since being released from Alouette River Correctional Facility On January 6, 2010 Please contact Sylvia Fee @ 250-298-0657 Sibyll33@gmail.com maggygislemoon@yahoo.ca ...
SOTD Everybody Knows, Leonard Cohen
with scenes off the old TV show, The Man Called U.N.C.L.E. Spoiler alert: Spock’s in it! ...
To You! Black Hearted Collector…
The pictures of me and other kids from the dungeon that you are holding makes YOU guilty of possessing child porn. This is a felony offence as if you don’t already know. Give them up to the police before the FBI finds you. Otherwise everyone will know your name,...
Diana Scimone
In Our Own Backyard: Child Prostitution and Sex Trafficking in the United States
Guest post by Julie Taylor Shematz Director, Beauty From Ashes Note from Diana: I asked my colleague and fellow red-headed abolitionist Julie Taylor Shematz if she would guest post here about yesterday's Senate hearing on domestic minor sex trafficking. Julie has a perspective that most of us do not--because she...
Man Charged With Child Trafficking in Miami for Super Bowl
We're starting to hear reports of the results of the week-long anti-trafficking campaign in Miami leading up to last Sunday's Super Bowl. On Sunday federal officials arrested a man from Hawaii and charged him with prostituting an underage girl in Miami Beach. Fred Quinton Collins brought the girl with him...
Haiti: Getting Kids Off the Streets and Away from Traffickers
A few hundred feet over my head the planes keep coming--all day and all night. They're cargo planes arriving from Haiti and so far they've brought more than 8,000 people to Orlando--orphans, injured, and more. My first thought when the earthquake hit was "child trafficking." Haiti has always had a...
Super Bowl's Not-So-Super Side: Human Trafficking
I love football and am thrilled the Super Bowl is just around the corner. I’m not at all excited, however, about what will come to Miami the same week: A huge increase in human trafficking. "Every time we have a big event like the Super Bowl," says Anna Rodriguez, founder...
Today is a national holiday in the US to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I wrote this a few years ago about how he inspired me in the fight to stop child trafficking. * * * Five decades ago, my sisters and I set up a little store in...
This is why I launched The Born2Fly Project to stop child trafficking--and why I am pressing through against all odds to get our awareness materials into the hands of girls like Maria: Maria described how at the age of 16 she was lured off the streets by a young man...
A Passion to Understand
Book Review: The War Before by Safiya Bukhari
The War Before: The True Life Story of Becoming a Black Panther, Keeping the Faith in Prison and Fighting for Those Left Behind is a collection of interviews, speeches, pamphlets and essays written by late Black Panther Party activist Safiya Bukhari. With an introduction by Laura Whitehorn, a foreword...
The Murder of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark There are many things we know today that they didn’t know back in 1969. For instance, we know the the FBI had a counter-intelligence program and that part of their program was to infiltrate, undermine and destroy civil...
Cher's Interview With Mugisho Ndabuli Theophile from DR Congo
There is a fantastic interview today over at AskCherLock.com with Mugisho Ndabuli Theophile from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mugisho speaks of the terrible circumstances and crimes committed against women in DR Congo and of his efforts to start his new program Congolese Females Action For Promoting Their...
Book Review: Gangs: A Journey into the Heart of the British Underworld by Tony Thompson
It occurred to me that I should begin to review some of the books and texts that had the most impact on me in my effort to learn more about the world around me. The reviews should post about once a twice a month. Many of the reviews will be...
Interview: Kate Malarkey - FXB
Back in January, I posted about the organisation FXB International. Nico from FXB contacted me via Twitter to thank me for my post and I jumped at the chance to ask him for further information. Well, it is slightly under a month since we first made contact but Kate from...
[Photo source] The Black Panther Party originally began as the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense and their aim was to protect people from police brutality and to promote Black power and consciousness in the US. They originally began in Oakland, California where the...
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